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Trauma and PTSD

Therapy For Trauma and PTSD

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder may occur in people who experienced or witnessed a traumatic event or a series of events. 

PTSD affects your mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Women are twice as likely as men to experience PTSD, and at least one in 11 adults in the U.S. will be prone to or be diagnosed with PTSD in their life.

How PTSD Can Affect You

People with PTSD problems experience intense, disturbing thoughts and feelings about the traumatic event they experienced. 

PTSD may cause people to experience flashbacks, nightmares, sadness, fear, anger, and feelings of detachment from others.

Symptoms of PTSD may include:

  • Intrusive thoughts
  • Flashbacks
  • Distressing dreams
  • Avoiding people, places, activities, objects, and situations
  • Negative thoughts about oneself
  • Irritated and anger outbursts, sleep problems, being on the edge
  • Difficulty in breathing
  • Feeling tightness in the chest
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Difficulty with certain situations, objects, being with a group of people, and other
  • triggering events
  • Get frightened easily and find it difficult to relax
  • Disturbance in sleep

Our PTSD and Trauma Treatment Program Can Help

We provide trauma-focused treatment for PTSD. 

Research has proven that treatments incorporating cognitive skill-building are effective for treating PTSD. 

The most important treatment for PTSD is psychotherapy; treatments that combine psychotherapy and medication are also very effective.

Treatment focuses on:

  • building skills to overcome the symptoms
  • learning coping skills to deal with recurring symptoms
  • tools to manage stress and take control of your emotions
  • treating other disorders associated with PTSD, such as anxiety, depression, and/or alcohol or drug abuse

Additional in-office and telehealth therapy services at Central West Counseling in Spring Hill, FL include:

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Dr. S. Abraham Varghese,
Ph.D., LCSW, CAP

Central West Behavioral Health LLC, Spring Hill, Florida, is a mental health counseling and psychotherapy center that provides counseling services. The primary objective of this organization is to provide mental health counseling services to the Spring Hill area and Hernando County residents.

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Certified Addictions Professional, License# 4206

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